Lots of people seem to be complaining that "nobody plays any more". I think it's true that the number of people online has dropped a bit. The negative to this is that it takes a bit longer to get into games, but I think there is a positive that a lot of people miss.
I have started to notice that I end up in a lot of games with people I have played 3 or 4 games with before. I think this is great, both for making friends, and for getting another chance at someone that played a good game before. Not only that, but it seems like the number of rude (or at least really rude) people has dropped quite a bit. I guess I could just be having good luck lately, but I imagine a smaller community will, in general, be a nicer one.
Regardless, thanks to everyone I have played with lately, I've been loving me some Demigod!